John Randolph

Although over the course of his career Randolph appeared in the original stage productions of "The Sound of Music", "Paint Your Wagon", "The Visit", "Come Back, Little Sheba" and "Command Decision", it took John Frankenheimer's casting of him in the intriguing science-fiction film "Seconds" (1966) to rejuvenate his career. Cast as a middle-aged man who undergoes a special surgical process and emerges looking decades younger (the role was then played by Rock Hudson), Randolph gave a very moving performance and found his own professional second wind. Supporting roles in features thereafter typically cast him as alternately kindly, tense or crusty types, including Beau Bridges' father in "Gaily... Continue Bio >>